Sehested Wins Both the Oakcliff International and the Grand Slam Series

08 Sep Sehested Wins Both the Oakcliff International and the Grand Slam Series

Posted at 21:43h in News by Madeline

Nicolai Sehested (DEN) heads home from Grand Slam Series with two event wins and the Series title.

Oyster Bay, New York – TRE-FOR Match Racing with Danish skipper Nicolai Sehested captured the Grand Slam Series title with Team Gilmour knocked out in the semifinals. Only competing in three of four Series events, Sehested had no room for error. But, with Chris Steele (NZL) being eliminated in the quarterfinals and David Gilmour (AUS) having to drop his 9^th place finish from Chicago, Sehested only needed to guarantee a ten-point lead on Gilmour at the Oakcliff International to confirm his victory. Once done, all focus went to the last stage of the event, the finals.

Sehested wins the Oakcliff International

Sehested was able to win the two initial races, but Monnin took the third, forcing the finals to a fourth match. In the end, Sehested sailed strong and consistent races and took Monnin down in a 3-1 series, crediting his crewmembers, Thomas Hedegaard, Søren Secker, Jesper Blom, and Jay Halligan. He thanked his crew for their ability to “keep doing a good job as I keep [messing] up.” For their win at the Oakcliff International, Sehested’s team takes home a large portion of the $10,000 prize and for winning the Grand Slam Series title, they received invitations to the Chicago Match Cup and the 50^th running of the Congressional Cup.

Sehested wins the Oakcliff International

Rounding out the top four at the Oakcliff International were Eric Monnin of Okalys Corum Sailing Team, Mark Lees of Team Echo Sailing, and David Gilmour of Team Gilmour in second, third, and fourth places, respectively.

Sehested wins the Oakcliff International

For more information about the Oakcliff International, visit www.oakcliffsailing.org/racing/oakcliff-international. Photos of the event can be found here: https://www.facebook.com/Oakcliffsail; and results are posted here: http://www.matchracingresults.com/2013/usa-grand-slam-oakcliff-international/.

Oakcliff International Final Day